Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit

It Is Known As The Plant Of Life, Because It Is Capable Of Killing Five Diseases. In This Way You Must Use It

The prickly pear or ‘nopal’ is a remarkable fruit that harbors a number of health benefits. It’s abundant in dietary fibers and has diuretic properties which improve your digestion and help you feel full for longer, preventing food cravings. The prickly pear is a plant that you can grow at home, it’s not very demanding and even if you have no experience in gardening you’ll grow it without a problem.

The health benefits of this plant are numerous but in this article we’ll share with you its most important ones.

Prickly pear health benefits

Prevent arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis is a cardiovascular inflammatory condition which is usually caused by clogged arteries from accumulated plaque in them. This plant can be used in the treatment of this condition as well as for the prevention of the same thanks to its potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Consume fresh prickly pear juice to keep your cardiovascular health in check.

Lower your risk of cancer

As we already mentioned, prickly pears are abundant in soluble and insoluble dietary fibers. Insoluble dietary fibers absorb the water in our organism and ease the passage of food through our digestive tract

This plant contains a large amount of dietary fiber, soluble and insoluble. The insoluble ones absorb. This helps us prevent the formation of possible carcinogenic cells in the colon, thus lowering your risk of this disease.

Fight diabetes

Prickly pear juice

The following recipe should be taken every day on an empty stomach and in just 3 days you’ll notice significant improvements in your overall health.

Here’s what you’ll need for the juice:

1 medium prickly pear

1 glass of distilled water

juice of 1 lemon

1 tbsp. of flaxseed or chia seeds

A drizzle of honey

Just toss everything in a blender and pulse until smooth. Don’t strain it just pour it in a glass and consume it slowly. Drink this juice and make sure you don’t eat anything for half an hour. Consume another glass before lunch and that’s it.

Slimming prickly pear smoothie

Ingredients:

1 medium prickly pear

1 cup of alfalfa

1 glass of natural carrot juice

Again, just toss everything in a blender and pulse until smooth.

Drink ½ a liter of this smoothie a day but divide it into 2 doses, 1 glass in the morning and another glass after lunch. Make sure you also consume plenty of water, at least 2 liters per day to stimulate the elimination of toxins from your body. Consume the smoothie every day until you’re satisfied with the results.